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malfeasance vs wrongful conduct

wrongful conduct vs malfeasance

malfeasance and wrongful conduct both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
malfeasance Yes No No No
wrongful conduct Yes No No No
As nouns, wrongful conduct is a hypernym of malfeasance; that is, wrongful conduct is a word with a broader meaning than malfeasance:
  • malfeasance: wrongful conduct by a public official
  • wrongful conduct: activity that transgresses moral or civil law
Other hypernyms of malfeasance include actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing.
malfeasance (noun) wrongful conduct (noun)
wrongful conduct by a public official activity that transgresses moral or civil law
Difference between malfeasance and wrongful conduct

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